The role of hemodialysis machines dedication in reducing Hepatitis C transmission in the dialysis setting in Iran: A multicenter prospective interventional study

Alireza A. Shamshirsaz,Mohammad Kamgar,Mir Reza Bekheirnia,Farzam Ayazi,Seyed Reza Hashemi,Navid Bouzari,Mohammad Reza Habibzadeh,Nima Pourzahedgilani,Varshasb Broumand,Amirhooshang Abdollah Shamshirsaz,Maziyar Moradi,Mehrdad Borghei,Niloofar Nobakht Haghighi,Behrooz Broumand

The role of hemodialysis machines dedication in reducing Hepatitis C transmission in the dialysis setting in Iran: A multicenter prospective interventional study

2004

Alireza A. Shamshirsaz
Mohammad Kamgar
Mir Reza Bekheirnia
Farzam Ayazi
Seyed Reza Hashemi
Navid Bouzari
Mohammad Reza Habibzadeh
Nima Pourzahedgilani
Varshasb Broumand
Amirhooshang Abdollah Shamshirsaz
Maziyar Moradi
Mehrdad Borghei
Niloofar Nobakht Haghighi
Behrooz Broumand

Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant problem among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (HD). We conducted a prospective multi-center study to evaluate the effect of dialysis machine separation on the spread of HCV infection.

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Prospective cohort study
Hepatitis C virus
Dialysis
Intensive care medicine
Hepatitis C
Diabetes mellitus
Universal precautions
Hemodialysis
Nephrology
Medicine
Internal medicine
Hemodialysis machines
maintenance hemodialysis
Transmission (mechanics)

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